Description

This is the northern-most climbing area at Mt. Nemo.

Getting There

From the parking lot, take the trail to the cliff. Turn left. Follow the white blaze trail north. You will come to a slab and boulder that has a chain as a hand rail. Go down this following the snaking trail slightly down hill. To your right, you will see a worn descent path. This is the Easy Ways Down descent, 2nd/3rd class, depending on variation. Go down the descent and turn right. The Big Gulp Area is the first climbing area you will come to.

Starts at marker #49. Ascend the varied terrain up to a crack that sits in a right facing corner. Continue up the incipient crack to the roof. Pull the roof. Fixed wrap station. An alternate 5.6 variation: same start. Ascend the arching left facing corner (is immediately to the right of the right facing corner. The arching crack and right facing corner converge 1/2 way up the route. Traverse left at the incipient crack. Gain the ledge to the left. Ascend to the 2nd ledge and traverse right...[more]Browse More Classics in International